Bay of Plenty residents will be able to enjoy 25 hectares of historical pa sites and parkland early next year in Papamoa.
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council bought farmland next to the existing Papamoa Hills Regional Park, which will be extended.
Council chairman Doug Leeder said the park was currently closed for a Fulton Hogan logging operation around land leased for the car park. But when it reopened next year, there would be "an even bigger park for people to enjoy".
The purchase settlement was scheduled for February 10.
Mr Leeder said the purchase would protect the cultural and landscape heritage values of the land, and secure open space to meet the needs of an increasingly developed city and region.